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blue cheese dressing

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A salad dressing generally made of some combination of blue cheese, mayonnaise, buttermilk, sour cream, vinegar, garlic powder, and onion powder, commonly served with buffalo wings.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, US, countable, uncountable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

creamy dressing containing crumbled blue cheese

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bleu cheese dressing

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: dressing, salad dressing

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noun

Meaning 3

vinaigrette containing crumbled Roquefort or blue cheese

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: Roquefort dressing

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: dressing, salad dressing

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